Imports to Cover Pork, Chicken Shortage Likely
PHILIPPINES - The government has allowed the private sectors to import pork and chicken meat, to cover the shortage of supply in Luzon, an official of the Department of Agriculture said yesterday.

Philippines Farmers to Benefit from Free Trade Deal
PHILIPPINES - Poultry and pig farmers are set to benefit from lower feed costs due to the ASEAN free trade agreement.

Bounty Fresh Foods Chooses Petersime Technology
PHILIPPINES - Bounty Fresh Foods (Philippines) has chosen Petersime Embryo-Response Incubation technology for its major hatchery expansion project.

Bounty Fresh Foods Chooses Petersime Technology
PHILIPPINES - Top Filipino poultry industry player Bounty Fresh Foods Inc. has chosen Petersime for the major expansion of its broiler hatchery in Tarlac (100 km from Manila), increasing capacity by an additional 42 million hatching eggs per year.

International Egg and Poultry Review
PHILIPPINES - By the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). This is a weekly report looking at international developments concerning the poultry industry. This week's report focuses on the Filipino poultry situation.

Petersime Appoints Distributor for Philippines
PHILIPPINES - Petersime has appointed Pigpro Systems Inc. as distributor for The Philippines.

Profits Possible from Poultry, Says SMFI Grower
PHILIPPINES - Poultry producers are encouraged to consider rearing broilers for San Miguel Foods Inc. (SMFI) by one of the company's top contract growers.

Thai Chicken Exporter Invests in Philippines
THAILAND - Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL, Thailand's biggest chicken exporter, said on Tuesday it planned to invest 1.52 billion baht (THB; $45 million) in the Philippines, mainly in the aquaculture business.

Tariff Reduction on Pork, Poultry Products Sought
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - An alliance of agriculture organizations have asked President Arroyo to defer the reduction of poultry and swine tariffs to 0 - 5 per cent in 2010 under the AFTA-CEPT (Asean Free Trade Agreement-Common Effective Preferential Tariff)...

Animal Production on the Rise in the Philippines
PHILIPPINES - At 1.5 per cent, agricultural output rose marginally in the first half of 2009 but livestock production was significantly higher than the same period a year ago.

San Miguel Food Group Posts Higher Profits
PHILIPPINES - San Miguel Purefoods Co. Inc. (SMPFC) has posted a 26-per-cent increase in first half profits this year and expects sales to reach 80 billion pesos (PHP) for the year.

Modern Layer Farm Approved
PHILIPPINES - The Board of Investments (BoI) has approved a new poultry farm.

Finance Dept Considers Duty on Feed Wheat
PHILIPPINES - The finance department does not oppose proposals to extend the zero duty on food wheat but is more cautious on doing so for wheat for animal feed.

Improve Growth with Climate Control Technology
PHILIPPINES - Climate control technology can optimise poultry growth, according to Belmont, which supplies combi-tunnel ventilation systems and other poultry equipment.

Farmers to Get Help to Meet New Regulations
PHILIPPINES - The Agriculture Department is to help the poultry sector meet environment and local regulations.

Ag Department Moves to More Integrated Approach
PHILIPPINES - Livestock, poultry and feed sectors needs a total approach, says Agriculture Department Secretary, Arthur Yap. The move in linked to a freeing up of trade rules with other ASEAN countries.

Farmers Push to Increase Egg Intake
PHILIPPINES - Egg producers are aiming to increase per-capita egg consumption in the country by engaging in a marketing campaign.

RDCC-10 Conducts Planning Workshop on AI
PHILIPPINES - A three-day Regional Contingency Planning Formulation Workshop on avian influenza (AI) will be held on 26 to 28 May 2009 at the Pearlmont Inn, Cagayan de Oro City.

New Producer Group Formed
PHILIPPINES - The Governor of Negros Occidental has formed a new producers' group, Negros Occidental Poultry Raisers Association.

Philippines Province GM Ban to Stay
PHILIPPINES - Despite opposition from livestock and poultry farmers, the ban of genetically modified (GM) products, including feed ingredients, remains in place in the province of Negros Occidental.

Future Ban on GM Products Would Threaten Farming
PHILIPPINES - A future ban on genetically modified (GM) products in the province of Negros Occidental could lead to the collapse of the livestock and poultry industries, a leading veterinarian has warned.

New Biogas Generator Helps Farmers
PHILIPPINES - The government is urging pig and poultry farmers to adapt gas-fed generators to run on biogas, and simple technology is already available for the conversion.

Peru Reports Cases of ILT and ND to OIE
PERU - The Peruvian veterinary authorities have sent two reports to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) regarding outbreaks of infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) and one about Newcastle disease (ND) in a backyard flock.

Farmers Must Cut Costs to Compete
PHILIPPINES - Farmers are studying the poultry industry in other Asian countries for ideas on cutting production costs.

Philippines Farmers Eye ASEAN Corn
PHILIPPINES - Members of the United Broiler Raisers Association (Ubra) are eyeing the possibility of importing corn under the Asean Free Trade Area (AFTA) scheme.